Monthly Archives: April, 2011

Start with these. John Tortorella to follow soon. Marian Gaborik later on. Marc Staal: On the power play: “It’s a big part of it. you need your power play to produce some offense. We were pretty stale all series long, so … “They had a good start. We kind of…

Or Go Home Time. I expect a big effort from your heroes today, and suspect they have a decent chance of forcing a Game 6 Monday. Also imagine NBC won’t allow this game to actually start until 3:21 again. Same lineup for the Rangers, which means Eminger is prucha’d. Mike…

Just went to both coaches’ press conferences. They were pretty bad. First of all, there’s nothing that anybody can ask at 1 p.m. that’s going to still be relevant at 3 p.m., much less at 6 or 7 tonight or when our papers come out tomorrow. Second, these teams have…

Is this our last game day of 2010-11? I think it’s 50/50. If there was ever a time for the Rangers to be road warriors, this would be it. I’ll be back later on from Verizon Center with John Tortorella’s press conference and then Game 5. Here are the pre-game…

Brandon Dubinsky: “We look at it, it could very easily be 3-1, us, if we find a way to get one in overtime, hang onto the lead, at least 2-2. So, yeah, it’s a tough position, but we’ve got to remain focused and believe in what we’re capable of in…

First, three things. The NHL’s Vezina Trophy finalists are out, and Henrik Lundqvist isn’t one of them. The three are Tim Thomas, Roberto (Meltdown) Luongo and Pekka Rinne. Also, did you see that Brad Ference got a small, slap-on-the-wrist fine for giving the finger to the fans in Montreal. What…

Will be back with more from the coach, and with some player quotes later. My line of questioning today was about how different a 3-1 deficit is in today’s NHL than it was years ago. Because, though still rare, it does happen enough to make you think it’s possible. And…

I’m going to go to practice, though I may not be able to stay long. Taking the train to D.C. this afternoon … first road trip since Game 82 (Olli Jokinen) last season. So I’ll blog from the Amtrak train. —————— Just a point on the whole Marian Gaborik argument…

I had to make a decision today. Take care of some personal stuff I’d been neglecting before going to Washington tomorrow … or go to the practice facility to hear all the cliches about winning one game, taking a shift at a time, etc. And after sifting through some of…

Here’s the bad news. Teams trailing 3-1 have won 23 of 240 series in history (9.6 percent). Here’s the good news: Twenty-one of those have happened since 1987, including twice last year. And the Capitals did it to the Rangers in 2009, and had it done to them by Montreal…

John Tortorella: “We turned one over. I mean, we give them two free ones. Mac turns one over and we lose our coverage on a back-door play.” On the GWG: “Hank’s ready to tie it up. It’s just a fluky goal.” On Lundqvist stretching with cramps: “He’s fine. He’s fine.”…

Brandon Dubinsky: “Without a doubt, it hurts. No question about it. That being said, we can’t build a time machine and go back. We’ve got to try and find a way and get a big win in their building and get the series back on our side. Obviously we’ve got…

From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Game Four Madison Square Garden, April 20, 2011 Team Notes: – The Rangers were defeated by the Washington Capitals, 4-3, in double overtime tonight at Madison Square Garden, in Game Four of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal match-up. The Capitals…

Henrik Lundqvist was understandably crushed after tonight’s 4-3, double-OT loss by the Rangers. He said he didn’t expect to sleep tonight, and that he’d probably stay up wondering what he could have done better. Here’s what he had to say… On the final goal being a freak play: “I don’t…

Game 4: Same lineup for the Rangers, which means Eminger is prucha’d. Mike Knuble is expected to be out injured for Capitals, though in playoffs you never believe anything until the puck drops. So we’ll see. Josh, 26, and I are here at MSG. Expecting some noise tonight, and just…

There’s no pre-game availability tonight, so we won’t have much for youse. So to hold you over: Here’s John Tortorella’s press conference from this morning’s optional skate. Here’s my column on Ruslan Fedotenko from The Journal News and LoHud.com today. I know, I know. He’s 32, not 31. I even…

Just wanted to give youse a heads-up that I will be barking about hockey and the Rangers on the New York Sports Exchange show with Eric Mirlis and Derek Wasiak on WGBB 1240 AM on Long Island at about 9:20 tonight. The show airs from 9-10. For those out of…

Here is my column about Bruce Boudreau’s whining, etc., from The Journal News and LoHud.com today. John Tortorella: I asked him about what Fedotenko means to the team, for the column I’m writing: “He is a guy that, he’s been good. He’s been good in the series. He does all…

I’m working on a story on Ruslan Fedotenko for The Journal News and LoHud.com tomorrow. So I don’t have a lot of the (mostly cliche) quotes from players today. I’ll put up John Tortorella’s press conference shortly. He took the high road, but still managed a swipe at whiny Capitals…